dkoontz

1) Kept a separate browser window open next to the first window, making sure to hit up my Your Account link every 15 minutes or so to be sure I wouldn't have to enter a password.
2) Already had bit.ly typed in the address bar
3) F5F5F5F5F5 in the first window as the timer counted down
4) As soon as the screen changed, I typed the rest of the URL
5) Crap!

exactly what I did, but was sold out in one to two second? Maybe one second is too much to expect for us to type the last 7 characters of the URL? Seriously?

I think these Bandolier of Carrots are extremely limited, and some users are getting cached results faster than others from Woot's servers.

cycokiller

Woody1 wrote:I have decided that I have better things to do in my life than this. Not much mind you but I just threw $8 on the floor, walked away, made a drink, came back and holy SH@T! I just found $8! I win.

kippyj

I don't get it. I've had over 30 randombagsofcrap, but this time they've specifically spelled out that it's stuff from employees' junk piles. w00t is not what it was before Amazon. Why would anyone want to buy garage sale leftovers? I'm pretty sure they're serious...they generally say exactly what they're thinking.

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elangomatt

cycokiller wrote:It is tougher these days.. and they only do like 25 at a time. When there are hundreds of folks all hitting it at the same time, it's going to go fast.

In the old days, they did a lot more in a sale, but it was only a one-shot deal and usually in the morning. If you missed it, tough luck. It's nice that they give us a few more chances these days.

But, the Bandolier of Carrots are really just a marketing trick any more.. to get people to spend more time on the site and look around more. When woot! did them, they were more for fun, but Amazon saw their real value ;)

Personally, I'm happy with how they are doing things now. Old woot, Bandolier of Carrots were great and came with good and/or interesting stuff. During the darker Bandolier of Carrots days, they sold a lot more of them a lot more often and the contents of said Bandolier of Carrots was really pathetic for a while. I mean like stuff that wouldn't even sell at a dollar store pathetic.

I got a bag back in April after they started getting stingier with them again and it was a pretty good bag. I don't think they'll ever be as good as the olden days but it was very respectable.

mmrbr

1) Kept a separate browser window open next to the first window, making sure to hit up my Your Account link every 15 minutes or so to be sure I wouldn't have to enter a password.
2) Already had bit.ly typed in the address bar
3) F5F5F5F5F5 in the first window as the timer counted down
4) As soon as the screen changed, I typed the rest of the URL
5) Crap!

^exactly what I did. got it to my cart and it turned gray and said I missed it.

elangomatt

mkhan6 wrote:mmcooley said he watched the timer is there a timer for the Badgers or Chipmunks maybe thats why im missing it

In this particular case there was a timer for the end of the shirt.woot detour. These earbuds were the first item after the hour long detour to shirt.woot. Normally you really have no way of knowing exactly when the next item will appear.

BuffBillsFan

BuffBillsFan

dkoontz wrote:Oh, thanks for sharing. I guess I was just assuming Woot was still doing the all day $5 shipping. I only bought one thing yesterday, and thought it looked a little different.

They got rid of $5 all-day shipping months ago. :-/

Now, you can get multiple deals shipped for $5 if they are all the same order - everything in your cart will ship for $5. However, that SuxDonkeyGonads during Woot-Offs... if an item sells out while in your cart, you are S.O.L.

dkoontz

Now, you can get multiple deals shipped for $5 if they are all the same order - everything in your cart will ship for $5. However, that SuxDonkeyGonads during Woot-Offs... if an item sells out while in your cart, you are S.O.L.

dkoontz

thedradler wrote:i bought the headphones when i saw the symbol but do not see anything in the item description after i bought it. do i not get the Badgers or Chipmunks

Buying the ITEM listed does not get you the Bandolier of Carrots it only buys you the item itself. There is an entirely different game going on for the Bandolier of Carrots which ended apparently within two seconds of being listed.

FoofandBoosMom

ROGETRAY wrote:Often the product is repackaged in Non-Retail packaging. If you're concerned with the condition, please feel free with emailing into Woot Member Services at support@woot.com and let them know.

The Apple 1 Year Warranty should still be valid from the day of purchase.

What's the explanation of them coming from a mortgage company rather than from Woot.com?

ThunderThighs

They were bought in bulk which is why they're not retail boxed. These are wrapped just like a cable that would come with an iPhone or iPad.

A bubble envelope is an appropriate shipping container for a flat cable.

As to the shipping and Sender address, we use a variety of shipping methods including Fulfillment by Amazon (our inventory) and drop ship directly from the vendor. This was a drop ship sale. The vendor says that FedEx used the wrong Sender address. That's all we know.

All of this stuff I just explained is how we kept the costs down and we're able to offer this Apple cable at a low price.

Now, off you go to charge your devices... or connect them to something... or whatever. .

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